Microsoft has finally and officially christened its next generation operating system, formerly known as Longhorn, to Windows Vista.Company officials first announced the new name at a Microsoft sales conference in Atlanta before 10,000 attendees on Thursday. Officials also confirmed that they intend to ship the first beta of Vista on Aug. 3, which will be primarily intended for third party developers and IT professionals.The second beta of the upcoming operating system, which will be much more widely distributed, will be targeted towards consumers and corporate users. That beta is still not expected be delivered until the second half of 2006 with delivery of the finished product due around the holidays, 2006 Microsoft officials said. Microsoft did not discuss when the server version of the product would ship, which the company previously has said will be delivered sometime in 2007. Windows Vista will not ship with the long awaited Win/FS file system, but will ship with Indigo, which gives developers a way to implement Web services, and with Avalon, the new graphics engine. Microsoft officials yesterday said they would supply much more detailed information about all three pieces at its Professional Developer’s Conference in Los Angeles in Sept.On the new Web site promoting Windows Vista, (www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx), it says the product will bring a “new level of confidence” that users will have in their PCs as well as introducing “clear ways to organize and use information the way you want to use it,” and will help seamlessly connect users to information, people and devices.Microsoft said on Thursday it promised to offer more detailed information about Vista on Aug 3. Technology Industry